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Hilt of sword Long Caption: Straight stirrup hilted sword, said to have belonged to Vice-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood (1762-1814), although this thought to be dubious as Vice-Admiral Hood died in 1814 and this pattern sword was not introduced until 1825. The hilt consists of a straight stirrup guard with lion's-mask back-piece and polished ivory grip bound with three gilt wires. The langets are engraved with foul anchor. Credit line: On loan to the National Maritime Museum, from the Ackland Hood Family Object: WPN1546 Artist: Prosser Date: 1825 Medium: gilt wire; gilt; leather; metal-gilt; ivory; damascened steel Size: 743 mm x 25 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.